Edit login and user messages

gistfile1.txt

function forgotpass_message() {
 $action = $_REQUEST['action'];
 if( $action == 'lostpassword' ) {
 $message = '<p class="message">Please enter your email address. Then check your email inbox for instructions to reset your password.</p>';
 return $message;
 }
}
add_filter('login_message', 'forgotpass_message');

The url on the forgot password page includes the query string “action=lostpassword” so that’s what I’m checking for with my $_REQUEST call. If we’re on the forgot password page, then make a new message and return it.

Some other possible values of the action query string (taken from wp-login.php):

logout
retrievepassword
resetpass
rp
register
login